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Originally Posted by HeHasReturned
Haha, I remember you had a thread about owning a Ferrari, in which I told you about how you better have over 100k just to pay for maintenance/insurance lol. Sorry I turned you away from it.
Oh well, to be honest, all those cars are going to have huge maintenance costs. The McLaren is probably just as much as the Ferrari, same goes for the Lambos. The r8 and the SLS Amg will have cheaper maintenance, but it doesn't appear that you like them very much. Based on your criteria though, those two seem to be the best fit. Yet, you can't get the SLS in manual (which is a no-no for a sports car lol). However, the SLS will also turn heads wherever you go.
If you are honestly considering this for yourself, and it sounds like you have about 250k to spend on the car and in maintenance, why not consider buying a two or three year old ferrari with less than 4-5k miles for like 100k cheaper? That will pay the maintenance right there.
If you don't want used, but still want a nice car, the maserati granturismo is sexy. It's not that fast, but it is an exotic. Maybe even an Aston Martin Vantage? Those are still very nice cars...
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What I did after that thread was to talk to several dealers and a Mclaren rep. I also went down to Moscow Lamborghini and talked to a mechanic. Apparently, the AMG, Audi and Mclaren will have significantly less maintenance costs than the others. Of course, Mclaren can say what they want right now because their car isn't in production yet. But at least they aren't saying that they will be way up there like Ferrari. Why can't they all be like Porsche with no scheduled maintenance for 100K miles? Or maybe I should say, "Why are porsches so ugly?"